The role of early auditory discrimination deficits in language disorders

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 239-250

  Kujala, Teija M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Autism spectrum; Dyslexia; Event related potentials; Language impairments; Mismatch negativity

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DYSLEXIA; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MISMATCH NEGATIVITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PITCH; SENSORY MEMORY; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 42049110958     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0269-8803.21.34.239     Document Type: Article

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